The Boden Preview: Autumn 2016

The Boden sale preview is here! I have always been such a big fan of Boden, particularly their children's range. Nothing beats it in terms of quality and hardiness. I think the only pair of trousers that Austin didn't manage to wear a hole in were some tartan baggies he had a couple of years ago, and he wore them to death!

I have picked out my absolute favourite pieces from the new collection, although lets be honest, I could happily roll around in every single piece!

Naturally we have to start with the Baby Boden collection. Bryony is now 2 and a half (albeit a small 2 and a half!) so the time that she will be able to fit into the baby collection is limited and this does make me well up a little. I was thrilled to see that they are now doing some of the baby Boden pieces up to 3-4 years, which gives me a whole extra year or so to be able to buy from it, which I hope to throughly make the most of! The collection for baby girls this year is particularly stunning. Cord, squirrels and florals galore. What is not to love about that?!

1. Pale Blue Play Set

2. Cord Squirrel Pinny

3. Floral Pinny

4. Pink Play Set

The Mini Boden Girl's collection is equally beautiful. I LOVE the hotchpotch floral dresses on either side, they remind me very much of dresses I saw in Portugal last summer and I think the navy one would suit Bryony's colouring perfectly. Some more lovely casual bits; I adore the tree print on the casual smock dress and cord skirt, as well as the ever popular rainbow detail pieces too which would be adorable for playgroup or nursery.

1. Hotchpotch Pink Dress

2. Tree Print Smock Dress

3. Hotchpotch Navy Dress

4. Rainbow Sweatshirt

5. Rainbow Tee

6. Tree Print Cord Skirt

7. Rainbow Raglan

An honourable mention must go to the PJs. Bryony would love the doggy print, and I particularly love those vibrant green sheep printed ones! 

1. Doggy PJ's

2. Sheep PJ's

The boy's Mini Boden collection for Autumn is equally cute! Austin is almost 5 and now at school full time, so I don't find he needs as many clothes as his younger sister. I think these pyjamas are just adorable jammies for little boys! They have an autumal theme with conkers, bugs and trees. I definitely want to get him a pair of the tartan baggies and this pig top is super cute and funny too!

1. Autumn Jammies

2. Tartan Baggies

3. Pig Tee

I don't tend to reach for the ladies collections in Boden; I am in my early twenties and to be honest most of their pieces don't excite me. I do love this dress though. In a mint green colour, a flattering shape and cute bird print I could definitely see myself in this!

'Hannah' Bird Print Dress

Have you checked out the Boden Preview yet? Which are your favourite pieces? 

My Letter to Father Christmas | 2015

Christmas is coming! It's the first of December and I thought it would be fun to show you whats on my list to Father Christmas this year.

1. New Boots.

I am in desperate need of some grown up boots. I have Uggs, and Welibobs, and some flat suede chelsea boots that really are on their last legs (I've had them since I was 13!) I feel that I need a boot with a bit of a heel to give me a bit extra height (I am only 5'2) and these ankle boots from Ash are just perfect. The perfect shape, the perfect heel, the perfect leather. The only thing that isn't so perfect is the price tag...!


2.  Emma Hardie Amazing Face Moringa Cleansing Balm.

I have been lusting after this cleanser for a very long time from reading Caroline Hirons' blog. I really enjoy using this kind of cleanser for my face and this is basically the queen of balm cleansers, every review I have read is positive. Currently I'm using the no7 melting gel cleanser and I really, really like it (especially for the £4.50 price tag I paid with a £5 voucher), but I would love to find the Emma Hardie one underneath the Christmas tree to give my skin a treat.

3. A down filled coat.

In the summer sale, I purchased an amazing floral parka from Joules. I love everything about it, but now that we are well and truly in the depths of winter, it's not quite warm enough on early mornings on the school run. I really want a down filled coat because you cannot beat down for its warmth. I love this Boden one, especially that faux fur hood, so cosy! Mango also has some really lovely, more affordable ones.

4. Jo Malone, Wood Sage & Sea Salt cologne.

I am not a perfume person. Nearly every perfume I smell is too, sickly, sweet, fruity. I tend to prefer the smell of mens cologne even on myself (I love wearing CK One) and as a result I don't really do perfumes. I adore herbal, woodsy scents, and after smelling this a few weeks ago, I really think this could be my signiature scent.

5. Aveda Stress-fix.

I simply adore the Aveda stress-fix range. The bath salts and oil rollerball are some of my favourite products I use and I would love to try more from the range, particularly the composition oil and new oil body cleanser. I just cannot get enough of the scent; lavender and herbs. Heaven. Luckily for me, my mama owns an Aveda salon and I get access to the products at cost price. Mum if you're reading... *hint hint*

6. Nutribullet.

As if I need another kitchen gadget...! However I have been getting really into smoothies recently especially green smoothies...but the blender I have doesn't do the best job of blending the spinach and my green smoothies are still a little... leafy. Ew. I would love this to replace my old Breville Blend-Active.